Social Worker II

Social Work at the Sturgeon Hospital provides a unique opportunity to work to your full scope of practice. This position requires both a high degree of independent critical thinking as well as the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to provide advanced level clinical Social Work services including mental health and substance use assessments, crisis intervention and counselling with patients and families in the emergency room and acute care hospital setting. Working from a concurrent capable perspective, you will be required to prioritize workload, formulate assessments and create intervention plans. These plans include psychosocial interventions, comprehensive risk assessment, and recommendations and provision of referrals for ongoing treatment and/or discharge planning. The Social worker will demonstrate exceptional communication skills with patients, family members and physicians. On weekends the Social Worker responds to emergent needs across all units of the Sturgeon Community Hospital (ICU/CCU, Labour and Delivery, Surgery, and inpatient units and ER). This requires a sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Alberta Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act, and the options for patients to receive health care treatment when their decision-making ability is impaired. In addition, working knowledge of discharge planning, community resources, financial supports and processes related to transitions to alternate levels of care are an asset. This Position is based on a inpatient medicine unit.

As a Social Worker II, you will be a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provides a range of social work services to patients and their families. Your services may include: psychosocial assessment, resource-based interventions, individual, group and family treatment, risk screening, counselling, case management and coordination, transition or discharge planning, and prevention, promotion and public awareness activities.

Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).

Minimum 1 year experience working in Acute Care as a social worker. New graduates with relevant clinical experience may be considered. Effective time management and prioritization skills are required. Conflict resolution and strong communication skills are required. Must be able to work independently and within a team environment. Knowledge and experience working diverse and marginalized populations using an equity, diversity, inclusion lens. Knowledge and application of trauma informed care. Understanding of the impact of Indigenous people’s history, culture and of reconciliation. Knowledge and application of harm reduction and risk mitigation approaches Knowledge and ability to use computer applications such as Microsoft Office, Excel, and Outlook. Must be able to tolerate long periods of sitting or standing as well as repetitive movements.

Previous experience with Connect Care. Completion of a master’s degree in social work. Experience working in the ER as a Social Worker. 5 years’ experience working in an acute care setting. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Previous experience working in Mental Health, or with Mental Health Assessment an asset.